Irony alert: Hannity uses Tea Party anger to redistribute some wealth

And at the Tea Party hosted by Faux News host/whiner Sean Hannity, the cost of kvetching about the greatest nation in history will run you anywhere from $5 to $100 a seat.

He’ll be taping his show from there, too. He’s paid to host that show.

There is irony afoot. The Cincinnati Tea Party is about fiscal conservatism, making the case against the redistribution of wealth and reining in government spending.

This event, however, is both a distribution of wealth and a stimulus package. It’s

redistributing the wealth of the people who will attend and stimulating

Sean Hannity’s checking account.

Here’s a flyer for the event…

And here’s the seating chart…

This is actually a good solution to the problem of idiot counter protesters. Sure, they hate the Tea Party so much and so insecure about the message resonating with less than 20 percent of America, that they have to protest. But do they care enough to pony up $5? I don’t think so.

I wouldn’t, and I love Tea Party signs in the way that some people like slasher movies, and for the same reason, too — they’re scary and funny at the same time.

Hannity works for a network that claims the coverage it provides is fair and balanced. While FNC and Hannity are doing nothing wrong, it’s pretty clear that this is neither fair journalism nor balanced journalism.

My prediction: This event won’t sell out. This show will probably get 4 million viewers. That’s less than half of what Brian Williams will get tonight.